2011 Interactive Storm Zone: Massachusetts Tornado

Brimfield, Monson and other western Massachusetts towns are still rebuilding after the 2011 tornadoes that slashed through the hills just north of the Connecticut border.

Brimfield, Monson and other western Massachusetts towns are still rebuilding after the 2011 tornadoes that slashed through the hills just north of the Connecticut border. (PATRICK RAYCRAFT | praycraft@courant.com)

CaptionRev. Ian Lynch, pastor at the First Congregational Church in Brimfield

PATRICK RAYCRAFT | praycraft@courant.com

"We could open our doors and invite the community in to do what needed to be done," says Rev. Ian Lynch, pastor at the First Congregational Church in Brimfield. He says that the church provided meals for the first few months after the storm to volunteers, first responders and survivors of the tornado.

"We could open our doors and invite the community in to do what needed to be done," says Rev. Ian Lynch, pastor at the First Congregational Church in Brimfield. He says that the church provided meals for the first few months after the storm to volunteers, first responders and survivors of the tornado. (PATRICK RAYCRAFT | praycraft@courant.com)